Better Credit Blog

APRIL 1, 2022

If you fall into hard times, the inability to pay off your credit card bills or student loans can result in your debts being transferred to a debt collection agency. In addition to making threats, this debt collection agency might tell you that if you pay off the debt in full it will be removed from your credit report completely.

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Better Credit Blog

APRIL 3, 2022

Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC, is a collection agency that buys old debts from lenders and companies that have been unable to collect the debt themselves. In other words, when the original creditor has been unsuccessful in collecting on a debt, it will write off the debt as a loss.

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Credit Corp

JUNE 14, 2023

A charge-off is when the creditor officially writes your debt off its books as a loss. Keep in mind that a creditor writing off your unpaid debt as a loss doesn’t mean you don’t owe the debt. Your creditor may sell your charged-off debt to a collection agency for pennies on the dollar.

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Credit Corp

AUGUST 31, 2021

Each state has a law referred to as a statute of limitations that spells out the time period during which a creditor or collector may sue borrowers to collect debts. This means that even a debt that is older than that may still be able to be collected on if you’ve made a payment sometime in the last four to six years.

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Debt Collection Answers

MAY 18, 2023

A default judgment enables DNF Associates, LLC to seize your bank account, garnish your wages, and take other damaging legal actions against you. This agency ensures that all third-party receivable agencies and law offices undergo a rigorous vetting process.

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Better Credit Blog

APRIL 1, 2022

If you’re unable to pay your original creditor, your debt may pass to a debt recovery agency, earning a collection letter and possibly a stain on your credit report. Credit Collection Services, known as CCS for short, is one of the largest debt collection agencies in the United States, based in Massachusetts.

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Collection Industry News

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The hiatus that some states and companies put on debt collection activities at the height of the pandemic has largely ended, and debt collectors have resumed business as usual. While debt collectors cannot legally threaten you with prison time or garnished wages, some unethical debt collectors might make similar insinuations.

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Credit Corp

AUGUST 24, 2020

Once you’ve accomplished these tasks, you may still be wondering how to pay collections to a debt collection agency. Find out how to pay collections below. The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) provides protection for consumers. Use that during negotiations with creditors. Verify the Debt.

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Sawin & Shea

JUNE 9, 2021

You may feel as if no one is on your side, but you do have some protection from collection agencies. The FTC makes sure that the FDCPA (Fair Debt Consumer Protection Act) is followed by collection agencies. There are approximately 7,000 collection agencies in the U.S.

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Credit Corp

JULY 20, 2020

When you miss too many payments, your creditor may charge off the debt. A charged off debt can lead to harassing phone calls, garnished wages, and a major drop in your credit score. A charge-off occurs when you don’t pay the full minimum payment on a debt for several months and your creditor writes it off as a bad debt.

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Collection Industry News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

THE Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) is a federal law that was enacted in 1978 by the United States Congress to protect consumers from abusive debt collectors. Note, however, that the FDCPA applies only to third party collectors who collect debt for original creditors. Let’s use our beloved Pres.

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